New playwrights festival shines spotlight on emerging FGCU talent
The Emerging Playwrights Festival, to be held Nov. 22-23 at Florida Gulf Coast University, will offer two rising young playwrights a rare...
Expanded study abroad programs enrich learning experience
Florida Gulf Coast University is making it easier than ever for students to have international learning experiences. Internships, short-term trips,...
From FGCU to the world stage: one student’s Irish dance journey
When Fort Myers native Meagan Urbanek was 10 years old, she danced onstage in the Florida Gulf Coast University ballroom...
FGCU graduate’s island cafe-studio feeds artistic appetite
Island life has long sparked the imagination of artists. Paul Gaugin, the post-impressionist French painter, became especially famous for depicting...
Sculpture from Ian debris all about ‘creating beauty from chaos’
The creative minds and skilled hands of some Florida Gulf Coast University students and their professor have transformed the detritus...
Exploring science and intellectual pursuit in the theatre department
Theater has long been a platform for interdisciplinary dialogue and exploration. Plays that endure often have a timeless relevance in...
Art lover dedicated to collecting student work, supporting galleries
A SWFL art lover opens up about the joy of collecting artwork and supporting Florida Gulf Coast University’s art students...
Another unusual chapter for the Sanibel Island Writers Conference
According to Tom DeMarchi, one rule applies to restaurants, real estate and writers’ conferences: Location is everything. DeMarchi, the co-director...
Music therapy students build connections across cultures
Inside the palliative care unit at Siriraj Hospital in downtown Bangkok, a couple of FGCU students are singing Elvis. Thai...
Seminole artist brings authentic textiles and ceramics to Sarasota museum
The first experiences Jessica Osceola (’08, liberal arts) had with the creative arts came from the women who taught her...
Young African leaders build on civic engagement skills at FGCU
Corina Wornee described her experience participating in the Mandela Washington Fellowship Institute at Florida Gulf Coast University as nothing short...
Theatre grad juggles roles working backstage and voice acting
Actors get all the spotlights and applause. But for every aspiring stage star, there are countless people behind the scenes...